News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The Brotherhood are assimilating everyone, and Nicole's number is nearly up. She's biding her time when a knock at the door opens an opportunity she could never have imagined. She had never expected the appearance of her half-sister, Jenna, daughter of a billionaire and, more surprising, she has a plan for escape. What choice was… Continue reading Book review: Extolled by Karen Glista (@ElizabethGlist1 )
It had been an accident, how could a youngster of four be expected to control her powers? But her father had not seen it that way. In his eyes, like any parent of a nymph, she was but a product to be sold when she came of age, but this object had almost killed his heirs.… Continue reading Book review: A Thread in the Tangle by Sabrina Flynn
Source: Book Review: The Severaine (The Forgotten Legacies, Book II)
Monsterland by Michael Okon is a gripping urban supernatural/ horror. Vincent Konrad swept into the dying town of Copper Valley like a knight in shining armour. He brought the rights to the pipeline, ensuring people could have water, built a new medical centre, and breathed life and renovation into a dying town. There was of… Continue reading Book review: Monsterland by Michael Okon (@IAmMichaelOkon )
You don't make friends in Market World, there are no heroes, no acts of kindness, and especially no gifting. This was the way of life, 'don't pay, don't get'. It didn't matter if someone's life was on the line, if you acted freely you answered to the law, and the Enforcers ensure all adhered to… Continue reading Book review: The Baby Auction by Peter Taylor-Gooby (@PeterT_G )
The signs had been there for anyone to see, but Doug had hid them well. From the torture of animals to the rape of a peer. But he was perfect in his mother's eyes, she doted on constantly, something he hatwd, and yet expected from everyone. His mother Sandra lived and breathed for him, much… Continue reading Book review: A Killer’s Reflection by Cheryl Denise Bannerman
Danielle doesn't know much about her father, only that he must have been a bad man. Her mother rarely spoke of him, only that he had hurt her. At the time she was too young to understand her conception had been the result of rape. On a visit to her uncle, her mother's brother, Danielle's… Continue reading Book review: Possessed by a Shadow by Ron Williams
The Bridge in the Fog (Book 3, Magora series) by Marc Remus but works excellently as stand alone. An amazing gate painting made by Holly's late grandfather, Nikolas, was in fact a portal to the magical world of Magora. When staring into Ms Findley's crystal ball Holly bears witness to her death, but that is… Continue reading Book review: The Bridge in the Fog by Marc Remus (@MarcRemusArt )
John loved Amy, she was beautiful, pristine, and her excellent culinary skills seemed to always ensure he carried an extra few pounds. The two of them couldn't have been much different, Matt was outdoorsy, a prepper, and with Sept 11th just around the corner it was time to make sure things were in order. Just… Continue reading Book review: Dystopia: The Long Road by D.J Cooper (@DJCooper2015)
The Vacant Ones is an occult horror written by Stephanie Berezowski. Emily was having a difficult time coping with the loss of her sister, and she wasn't the only one. Her mother, Sue, having already suffered the loss of her first born, now retreated to alcohol and starvation at the loss of her youngest. John,… Continue reading Book review: The Vacant Ones by Stephanie Berezowski
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